They typically carry more credit risk than those issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, which
often results in higher interest rates.
Loans can be obtained without the use of collateral but
they often result in higher interest rates and stringent terms for the borrower.
Not exact matches
Variable
rates currently offer lower
interest rate options,
resulting in additional
interest savings, but keep
in mind — variable
rate student loans are
often higher risk for borrowers than fixed
interest rate student loans.
Generally speaking, a better credit history will
result in a lower
interest rate on the loan, whereas a credit history with past due payments, previous defaults, and collections will
often lead to a
higher interest rat, to offset the lender's increased risk
in offering credit to a borrower with poor credit.
Payday loans are typically extremely short - term loans,
often as short as two weeks, that charge extremely
high fees and
interest rates that can
often result in APRs exceeding 400 %.
Often a missed payment or not having the balance completely paid off by a specified date will
result in a much
higher interest rate being applied to the entire balance of the loan.
Placing all
high interest loans with one lender will
often result in a lower
interest rate.
Not only does carrying a large balance from month to month
often mean
interest fees, it also
results in a
high utilization
rate being reported to the credit agencies.
The
interest rate on an ARM will
often be lower initially, but as
interest rates do fluctuate with the market, they can be somewhat unpredictable or even
result in higher payments.
Lenders, like JVM Lending, can also help cover closing costs, but such credits
often result in slightly
higher interest rates.